Category: News
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News of Note Week of April 13th
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Read More: News of Note Week of April 13thDan Beachy-Quick’s new book, gentlessness, has just been published by Tupelo Press, and received an early review here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-936797-57-8. It is accompanied by a chapbook, Shields & Shards & Stitches & Songs also just out from Omnidawn. Matthew Cooperman and Aby Kaupang just returned from AWP in Minneapolis, where they…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Cheryl Strayed
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Cheryl Strayed~From English Department Communications Intern Kara Nosal The last time I was in a place with this much buzz in the air I was at a premier for the final Harry Potter movie. (That was 2011. I don’t get out much.) But we’re not waiting for a movie to start.…
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CSU Writing Project Speaker Series on the Literacies of Contemporary Civic Life: Dr. Elyse Eidman-Aadahl
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Read More: CSU Writing Project Speaker Series on the Literacies of Contemporary Civic Life: Dr. Elyse Eidman-AadahlOn April 7th, Dr. Elyse Eidman-Aadahl was the featured speaker at the most recent session of the CSU Writing Project Speaker Series on the Literacies of Contemporary Civic Life. The National Writing Project Executive Director gave a talk titled “Education for Democracy in a Digital Age: A New Civic Agenda for Schools.” English…
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Dan Beachy-Quick Awarded 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship
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Read More: Dan Beachy-Quick Awarded 2015 Guggenheim FellowshipAssociate Professor of Creative Writing Dan Beachy-Quick has been named a fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Beachy-Quick was one of 175 scholars, artists and scientists selected to receive a 2015 Guggenheim fellowship and one of 10 recipients in the organization’s poetry category, (there were more than 3,100…
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Faculty Profile: Lynn Shutters
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Lynn Shutters“I firmly believe that in terms of teaching critical thinking skills and challenging students to imagine cultural and ethical situations that might differ from their own perspectives, nothing beats the humanities.” Read more: Faculty Profile: Lynn Shutters
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Faculty (and Alumni) Profile: Todd Mitchell
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Read More: Faculty (and Alumni) Profile: Todd Mitchell“Find your passion and follow it. When I was growing up, I never imagined I could make a living as a fiction writer. However, I’ve since learned that there are ways to transform nearly any interest into an occupation if you’re willing to be diligent and creative.” Read more on…
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English Department Faculty and Students Featured at CLA Spring Faculty/Staff Meeting
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Read More: English Department Faculty and Students Featured at CLA Spring Faculty/Staff MeetingOn Wednesday, April 8, faculty members from the entire college were recognized for teaching, research, and service and 3 MFA students were featured readers throughout the program. Awards and lots of smiles. Read more here: http://english.colostate.edu/2015/04/english-department-faculty-and-students-featured-at-cla-spring-facultystaff-meeting/